Sony DSC-W560 Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 118

Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash.

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Table of contents Operation Search MENU/Settings Search Index Recording takes a long time. • When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reduction) slow shutter function is activated automatically to reduce the image noise. Under such conditions, recording takes a long time. The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close. When shooting, make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance (approximately 4 cm (1 5/8 inches) (W)/60 cm (23 5/8 inches) (T) from the lens). • (Twilight) or (Landscape) mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images. Zoom does not work. • You cannot use the optical zoom when shooting in Sweep Panorama. • You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size (page 78). • You cannot use the digital zoom when: - Shooting movies. - The Smile Shutter is working. Cannot select the Face Detection function. • You can select Face Detection only when the focus mode is set to [Multi AF] and the metering mode is set to [Multi]. The flash does not work. • You cannot use the flash when: - Burst mode is selected (page 46). - (Twilight) or (High Sensitivity) mode is selected in Scene Selection. - In Sweep Panorama - In Movie Mode • Set the flash to (On) (page 31) when the Scene Selection mode is set to (Landscape), (Gourmet), (Pet), (Beach), (Snow) or (Underwater) mode. Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash. • Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image. This is not a malfunction. The close-up shoot function (Macro) does not work. • The camera automatically adjusts the focus. Press and hold the shutter button halfway down. Focus adjustment may take some time when shooting a close subject. • (Landscape) or (Twilight) mode is selected in the Scene Selection. The date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen. • While shooting, the date and time are not displayed. They are displayed only during playback. Cannot insert dates on images. • This camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images. By using "PMB", you can print or save images with the date (page 109). 118GB

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Table of
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Operation
Search
MENU/Settings
Search
Index
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Recording takes a long time.
• When the shutter speed becomes slower than a certain speed in low light conditions, the NR (Noise
Reduction) slow shutter function is activated automatically to reduce the image noise. Under such
conditions, recording takes a long time.
The image is out of focus.
• The subject is too close. When shooting, make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject
than the shortest shooting distance (approximately 4 cm (1 5/8 inches) (W)/60 cm (23 5/8 inches) (T)
from the lens).
(Twilight) or
(Landscape) mode is selected in the Scene Selection when shooting still images.
Zoom does not work.
• You cannot use the optical zoom when shooting in Sweep Panorama.
• You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size (page 78).
• You cannot use the digital zoom when:
– Shooting movies.
– The Smile Shutter is working.
Cannot select the Face Detection function.
• You can select Face Detection only when the focus mode is set to [Multi AF] and the metering mode
is set to [Multi].
The flash does not work.
• You cannot use the flash when:
– Burst mode is selected (page 46).
(Twilight) or
(High Sensitivity) mode is selected in Scene Selection.
– In Sweep Panorama
– In Movie Mode
• Set the flash to
(On) (page 31) when the Scene Selection mode is set to
(Landscape),
(Gourmet),
(Pet),
(Beach),
(Snow) or
(Underwater) mode.
Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash.
• Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image. This is not a
malfunction.
The close-up shoot function (Macro) does not work.
• The camera automatically adjusts the focus. Press and hold the shutter button halfway down. Focus
adjustment may take some time when shooting a close subject.
(Landscape) or
(Twilight) mode is selected in the Scene Selection.
The date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen.
• While shooting, the date and time are not displayed. They are displayed only during playback.
Cannot insert dates on images.
• This camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images. By using “PMB”, you can
print or save images with the date (page 109).